‘Mental health services need to do more to promote black nurses’

Posted 07 December 2018 - 08:41

Nurses of African or Caribbean heritage should have more career support, review states

Nurses of African or Caribbean heritage should have more career support, review states

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Black nurses should be supported to rise to senior mental health positions to help address racial disparity in the field, according to independent reviewers.

The panel made 154 recommendations after examining the 1983 Mental Health Act,which the government is planning to revise.

The review, chaired by former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Simon Wessely, says more should be done to encourage people of African and Caribbean heritage to reach senior levels in mental health, particularly in nursing and management.